Disclaimer: I don't own a thing, J. K. Rowling does.
Authors notes: Sorry that I haven't posted this before, but I have a deal with my parents. I'm only supposed to be posting in the weekends, and use the rest of the week for schoolwork. So, from now on, the chapters are coming out in the weekends. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
-Chapter Nine-
"Really? We'll have to take your word for that." Draco sneered to the two Commanders.
Harry just rolled his eyes.
"You want an explanation?" he asked.
Calloway and Dorimus nodded and led them to Calloway's tent. The Aurors and the Phoenix Agents began to settle down again.
"First I want to know why you came with the letters Mr Potter, Mr Malfoy?" Dorimus said as everyone sat down in chairs that popped up.
"Because that was the only way to get past the Black Snakes without them noticing." Harry replied. "Don't worry. Professor Dumbledore, Commander Hawkins and Commander Nowels know about it, in fact, it was their idea."
"But why didn't you show yourselves before?" Calloway asked.
"Security measures." Draco replied shortly.
"Just one more question," Dorimus said. "What are we going to do with the two of you now?"
"Well, as I see it, there's two options." Draco said in a philosophical tone. "You can either kick us out of here, call us traitors and then get caught by the Black Snakes when you attack them. Or you can let us stay here, help you plan, lead you past the Black Snakes' guards, and help you fight them. Your choice."
"Now that was deep." Harry said sarcastically.
"Thank you. I do try my best, you know."
The two Commanders looked at Harry and Draco as thought they had grown another head. The Potter's and the Malfoy's had been enemies from as far back as anyone could remember. Yet the last children of each line were sitting in front of them, talking like old friends.
"Alright, you can stay." Dorimus said in the end. "But you are under our commando. If we tell you to pull out, you obey. Got it?"
"Yes sir!" the boys said at the same time.
//I guess you have other plans Potter?//
//Of course I have. They don't call me the Gamemaster for nothing.//
"Now, I want you to tell us everything you know about the Black Snakes position and how the fight was going when you two left." Calloway said.
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Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny and Fred and George were sitting together in a corner of the Great Hall. It was early in the morning, they could see the sunrise through the windows and at the enchanted ceiling. It was bathed in beautiful colours, like pink, yellow and light, light blue. A few small clouds were silently gliding over them.
Hermione had fallen asleep and her head was leaning on Ron's shoulder. Ron had put his arm round her, it just seemed so natural to do that. Ginny was sleeping in one of the sleeping bags the teachers had conjured for the people in the Great Hall.
Everyone was waiting for news about Harry and Draco and if their mission had succeeded. Dobby and his little army of House Elves had taken over for the Aurors and the Phoenix Agents so that they could get some rest.
"What's taking them so long?" Ron asked for the tenth time.
"It could be the Aurors," Neville suggested for the tenth time. "Maybe they don't move that fast? I mean, to get a whole squadron through, or up close to enemy lines is difficult. Harry explained it to me a while ago."
"Have you noticed that Harry doesn't wear his glasses anymore?" Fred asked also for the tenth time. "Both he and Malfoy have changed incredibly. I mean, they seem to know a lot of things about leading troops into battle and where to be at what time. And the way they can change into any animal they want to, and McGonagall has never taught them how to become Animagus."
"I know. There's just this feeling I get when I'm close to one of them." George said. "It's as thought we're near strong, ancient magic. It's especially strong around Harry."
//Ron! Get your ass up from that seat and get everyone ready!//
Ron jumped up in shock, Hermione fell and woke up. She glared at him, but stopped when she saw his expression.
"Harry?" he whispered.
//Ron, are you doing what I'm telling you to? Or are you standing there like an idiot? Yes, I'm a telepath. Now get your ass moving!//
"Ron, what is going on?!" Ginny, who had taken that moment to wake up, asked.
"Harry's a telepath! Get everyone ready! Quickly!" with that Ron ran off to the nearest Auror.
Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Fred and George followed his example and woke up Hawkins, Nowels and the rest of the Aurors and the Phoenix Agents.
When everyone was gathered round Ron, he told them that Harry was a telepath and that he had asked Ron to get them ready.
Suddenly there was a yell of surprise from outside and they ran to the windows. When they looked out they got a glimpse of Harry on a broom, diving towards the ground with about 40 Aurors and Agents following. A second later there was a full scale battle going on. They could hear Harry giving orders as thought he hadn't done anything else his whole life.
"PHOENIX LEFT! AUROR'S TO THE RIGHT!"
The group did this faster than Ron thought was possible. To his, and everyone else's, great surprise about 20 or so Black Snakes did the same as the Aurors and Phoenix Agents.
"What is going on?!" Hermione was in hysterics. "Why are those slimy bastards moving!"
"They must be ours!" Commander Nowels said. "Must have gotten them at night! Smart move that one!"
The Black Snakes Order started to back up towards the lake but were suddenly cut off. Draco swooped down from behind with somewhere around 40 men and attacked their backs. The Black Snakes were now getting panic and started to move towards the front doors of Hogwarts.
"Are we going to let them have all the fun?" Hawkins asked and turned.
He found his group of Agents and went towards the doors. Nowels and the group by the window looked at each other for a moment then followed.
They found Hawkins waiting for them by the doors. Together they ran out and attacked the Black Snakes from the side.
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Harry glimpsed a group of people coming out of Hogwarts to help them then quickly had to get out of the way as his opponent aimed a spell at him. Harry used the first spell that popped into his head. That happened to be the Jelly Legs Jinx. The Black Snake hadn't expected something like that so he had no time to react. Harry stunned the man. He was about to attack another Black Snake when the man yelled 'Phoenix!'. Something from behind him hit his wand and he lost it.
"Damn!" out of nowhere the Gryffindor sword appeared. 'I guess Draco was right about calling me Lucky Luke.' He thought and picked it out of the air.
Suddenly there was someone who noticed that there seemed to be more and more of the Black Snakes. It seemed that for every Black Snake that fell, two would take it's place.
Harry managed to stun one of the newcomers. As he kneeled over the body he saw that the man was wearing a white mask. He quickly checked the man's arm, finding the Dark Mark.
"Curse you Krum!" he hissed then began to concentrate. //Everyone! Those are Death Eaters! The Black Snakes are being backed up by Voldemort! Get inside!//
The Message reached everyone that was fighting for Hogwarts' safety. No one doubted Harry and they began to retreat towards the castle. The Black Snakes noticed and began to push even harder.
In the end they managed to close the doors of Hogwarts and put powerful Protective charms on them. Harry had summoned his wand using telekinesis. To tell the truth, he was surprised when he discovered that he had that ability as well.
Draco came over to him and leaned on the doors.
"Just where in heavens name is your luck when we need it?" he asked in a flat tone.
"It went on vacation two days ago." Harry replied.
Suddenly he saw Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Neville, Fred and George running towards them, they were followed by Nowels, Hawkins and Dumbledore.
"Harry! We've been so worried about you." Ron said when he reached them.
Hermione and Ginny hugged him first then Draco. Draco just stood there like an idiot, not knowing what to say or do. He had never been hugged like this before.
"Get used to it Malfoy." Harry said, smiling.
"Good to see you again Mr Potter," Nowels said. "But where's the rest of the army?"
"You mean those we didn't use in the attack?" Draco asked.
"How many Aurors and Phoenix Agents did you get exactly?" Hawkins asked.
"40 Auror's and 100 Phoenix Agent's." Harry replied. "We used 80 in the attack and had 20 go undercover."
"Where's the 40 that should be left?" Dumbledore asked.
"Everywhere and nowhere." Draco replied and didn't say another word about the matter.
"Does the Ministry know that Hogwarts is under attack?" Neville asked.
"Yepp, but they can't do a thing without Fudge's permission. And we all know that the day he gives them will be the day Voldemort puts un on a pink tutu, dances ballet outside the UN buildings and sings 'We are the world' by Michael Jackson." Harry said.
The rest of the group chuckled a bit at that and they walked into the Great Hall.
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Harry was walking through the halls and corridors of Hogwarts, the place he had considered as his true home for more than seven year of his life.
He suddenly found himself in front of the painting of the Fat Lady and the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
"It's you!" the Fat Lady said happily when she saw him. "Let me see if I remember your name for once. With your adventures it shouldn't be too hard." Harry stood there and watched in mild amusement. "It's Harry Potter, right?"
"How have you been?" Harry replied nodding.
"Oh, you know, the usual. Just hanging around." The Fat Lady said, trying to cheer him up. Harry smiled. He had always like the Fat Lady. And she had saved his life once. "Is it true what the other paintings have told me?" she asked. "Is there really Black Snakes and Death Eaters on the grounds?"
"Unfortunately, yes." Harry told the whole story, starting with Krum's suggestion in the dungeons. "All I hope is that those 40 Aurors and Agents we have left are on their way back with reinforcements." He finished.
"Oh my, this was a sticky one." The Fat Lady looked worried. "So what are you going to do while you wait?"
"I don't know." Harry's voice was tired. "It's tearing the others to wait like this in not-knowing. And the mothers and children that are here... If only there was a way out of the castle that the Marauders didn't find." The Fat Lady looked at him for a few seconds, then she ran from her frame as fast as she could. Harry looked up in time to see her turn a corner, and shook his head. "Even pictures are afraid. One Hell of a situation I've gotten us into."
Suddenly there was a cry from behind him and he spun around. On the floor laid a kid about twelve years old. He had brown hair and blue eyes. Harry walked over to him and helped him up.
"You should be with your mother," he said kindly. "It's too dangerous for you to run around alone in the halls."
The boy looked at him and his jaw dropped open.
"Y-you're Harry Potter!" Harry nodded. "I-I'm sorry for interrupting you sir, but I thought you where one of them, no offence, and I followed you just to be sure."
Harry smiled and led the kid through the corridors towards the Great Hall. On the way he noticed that all the people from the paintings were gone.
"Tell me boy, what's your name?" Harry asked.
"Nicholas Wolf, sir." The kid answered. "My family has a history in Hufflepuff, but I don't want to be there. I'm thinking about Ravenclaw or Gryffindor."
"You would do well in Gryffindor, Nicholas," Harry said, studying the boy. "You have the spirit of one." The kid swelled with pride. "What do you say about us being pen-pals?"
Nicholas missed a step then looked up at him, his mouth open in awe.
"You want me to write to you?"
"You don't want to?"
"Of course I do sir! It's just so extraordinary!"
They had reached the Great Hall. Just outside the doors Harry stopped the boy.
"Oh, and Nicholas, this is between you and me."
Nicholas nodded and ran off to tell his mother that he had been talking to the Harry Potter. Harry was about to enter when the Fat Lady called to him from a frame right beside the doors.
"Harry!" she said. "We paintings have an idea to get the mothers and children out safely."
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Well, that's it. Hope you liked it. Please review, I want to know what people think about my story.
I want to thank Lily Evans, Pampered Tigeress, Silver Wolf, Unclee_88, Tinabina87 and bill weasly for reviewing.
Authors notes: Sorry that I haven't posted this before, but I have a deal with my parents. I'm only supposed to be posting in the weekends, and use the rest of the week for schoolwork. So, from now on, the chapters are coming out in the weekends. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
-Chapter Nine-
"Really? We'll have to take your word for that." Draco sneered to the two Commanders.
Harry just rolled his eyes.
"You want an explanation?" he asked.
Calloway and Dorimus nodded and led them to Calloway's tent. The Aurors and the Phoenix Agents began to settle down again.
"First I want to know why you came with the letters Mr Potter, Mr Malfoy?" Dorimus said as everyone sat down in chairs that popped up.
"Because that was the only way to get past the Black Snakes without them noticing." Harry replied. "Don't worry. Professor Dumbledore, Commander Hawkins and Commander Nowels know about it, in fact, it was their idea."
"But why didn't you show yourselves before?" Calloway asked.
"Security measures." Draco replied shortly.
"Just one more question," Dorimus said. "What are we going to do with the two of you now?"
"Well, as I see it, there's two options." Draco said in a philosophical tone. "You can either kick us out of here, call us traitors and then get caught by the Black Snakes when you attack them. Or you can let us stay here, help you plan, lead you past the Black Snakes' guards, and help you fight them. Your choice."
"Now that was deep." Harry said sarcastically.
"Thank you. I do try my best, you know."
The two Commanders looked at Harry and Draco as thought they had grown another head. The Potter's and the Malfoy's had been enemies from as far back as anyone could remember. Yet the last children of each line were sitting in front of them, talking like old friends.
"Alright, you can stay." Dorimus said in the end. "But you are under our commando. If we tell you to pull out, you obey. Got it?"
"Yes sir!" the boys said at the same time.
//I guess you have other plans Potter?//
//Of course I have. They don't call me the Gamemaster for nothing.//
"Now, I want you to tell us everything you know about the Black Snakes position and how the fight was going when you two left." Calloway said.
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Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny and Fred and George were sitting together in a corner of the Great Hall. It was early in the morning, they could see the sunrise through the windows and at the enchanted ceiling. It was bathed in beautiful colours, like pink, yellow and light, light blue. A few small clouds were silently gliding over them.
Hermione had fallen asleep and her head was leaning on Ron's shoulder. Ron had put his arm round her, it just seemed so natural to do that. Ginny was sleeping in one of the sleeping bags the teachers had conjured for the people in the Great Hall.
Everyone was waiting for news about Harry and Draco and if their mission had succeeded. Dobby and his little army of House Elves had taken over for the Aurors and the Phoenix Agents so that they could get some rest.
"What's taking them so long?" Ron asked for the tenth time.
"It could be the Aurors," Neville suggested for the tenth time. "Maybe they don't move that fast? I mean, to get a whole squadron through, or up close to enemy lines is difficult. Harry explained it to me a while ago."
"Have you noticed that Harry doesn't wear his glasses anymore?" Fred asked also for the tenth time. "Both he and Malfoy have changed incredibly. I mean, they seem to know a lot of things about leading troops into battle and where to be at what time. And the way they can change into any animal they want to, and McGonagall has never taught them how to become Animagus."
"I know. There's just this feeling I get when I'm close to one of them." George said. "It's as thought we're near strong, ancient magic. It's especially strong around Harry."
//Ron! Get your ass up from that seat and get everyone ready!//
Ron jumped up in shock, Hermione fell and woke up. She glared at him, but stopped when she saw his expression.
"Harry?" he whispered.
//Ron, are you doing what I'm telling you to? Or are you standing there like an idiot? Yes, I'm a telepath. Now get your ass moving!//
"Ron, what is going on?!" Ginny, who had taken that moment to wake up, asked.
"Harry's a telepath! Get everyone ready! Quickly!" with that Ron ran off to the nearest Auror.
Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Fred and George followed his example and woke up Hawkins, Nowels and the rest of the Aurors and the Phoenix Agents.
When everyone was gathered round Ron, he told them that Harry was a telepath and that he had asked Ron to get them ready.
Suddenly there was a yell of surprise from outside and they ran to the windows. When they looked out they got a glimpse of Harry on a broom, diving towards the ground with about 40 Aurors and Agents following. A second later there was a full scale battle going on. They could hear Harry giving orders as thought he hadn't done anything else his whole life.
"PHOENIX LEFT! AUROR'S TO THE RIGHT!"
The group did this faster than Ron thought was possible. To his, and everyone else's, great surprise about 20 or so Black Snakes did the same as the Aurors and Phoenix Agents.
"What is going on?!" Hermione was in hysterics. "Why are those slimy bastards moving!"
"They must be ours!" Commander Nowels said. "Must have gotten them at night! Smart move that one!"
The Black Snakes Order started to back up towards the lake but were suddenly cut off. Draco swooped down from behind with somewhere around 40 men and attacked their backs. The Black Snakes were now getting panic and started to move towards the front doors of Hogwarts.
"Are we going to let them have all the fun?" Hawkins asked and turned.
He found his group of Agents and went towards the doors. Nowels and the group by the window looked at each other for a moment then followed.
They found Hawkins waiting for them by the doors. Together they ran out and attacked the Black Snakes from the side.
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Harry glimpsed a group of people coming out of Hogwarts to help them then quickly had to get out of the way as his opponent aimed a spell at him. Harry used the first spell that popped into his head. That happened to be the Jelly Legs Jinx. The Black Snake hadn't expected something like that so he had no time to react. Harry stunned the man. He was about to attack another Black Snake when the man yelled 'Phoenix!'. Something from behind him hit his wand and he lost it.
"Damn!" out of nowhere the Gryffindor sword appeared. 'I guess Draco was right about calling me Lucky Luke.' He thought and picked it out of the air.
Suddenly there was someone who noticed that there seemed to be more and more of the Black Snakes. It seemed that for every Black Snake that fell, two would take it's place.
Harry managed to stun one of the newcomers. As he kneeled over the body he saw that the man was wearing a white mask. He quickly checked the man's arm, finding the Dark Mark.
"Curse you Krum!" he hissed then began to concentrate. //Everyone! Those are Death Eaters! The Black Snakes are being backed up by Voldemort! Get inside!//
The Message reached everyone that was fighting for Hogwarts' safety. No one doubted Harry and they began to retreat towards the castle. The Black Snakes noticed and began to push even harder.
In the end they managed to close the doors of Hogwarts and put powerful Protective charms on them. Harry had summoned his wand using telekinesis. To tell the truth, he was surprised when he discovered that he had that ability as well.
Draco came over to him and leaned on the doors.
"Just where in heavens name is your luck when we need it?" he asked in a flat tone.
"It went on vacation two days ago." Harry replied.
Suddenly he saw Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Neville, Fred and George running towards them, they were followed by Nowels, Hawkins and Dumbledore.
"Harry! We've been so worried about you." Ron said when he reached them.
Hermione and Ginny hugged him first then Draco. Draco just stood there like an idiot, not knowing what to say or do. He had never been hugged like this before.
"Get used to it Malfoy." Harry said, smiling.
"Good to see you again Mr Potter," Nowels said. "But where's the rest of the army?"
"You mean those we didn't use in the attack?" Draco asked.
"How many Aurors and Phoenix Agents did you get exactly?" Hawkins asked.
"40 Auror's and 100 Phoenix Agent's." Harry replied. "We used 80 in the attack and had 20 go undercover."
"Where's the 40 that should be left?" Dumbledore asked.
"Everywhere and nowhere." Draco replied and didn't say another word about the matter.
"Does the Ministry know that Hogwarts is under attack?" Neville asked.
"Yepp, but they can't do a thing without Fudge's permission. And we all know that the day he gives them will be the day Voldemort puts un on a pink tutu, dances ballet outside the UN buildings and sings 'We are the world' by Michael Jackson." Harry said.
The rest of the group chuckled a bit at that and they walked into the Great Hall.
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Harry was walking through the halls and corridors of Hogwarts, the place he had considered as his true home for more than seven year of his life.
He suddenly found himself in front of the painting of the Fat Lady and the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
"It's you!" the Fat Lady said happily when she saw him. "Let me see if I remember your name for once. With your adventures it shouldn't be too hard." Harry stood there and watched in mild amusement. "It's Harry Potter, right?"
"How have you been?" Harry replied nodding.
"Oh, you know, the usual. Just hanging around." The Fat Lady said, trying to cheer him up. Harry smiled. He had always like the Fat Lady. And she had saved his life once. "Is it true what the other paintings have told me?" she asked. "Is there really Black Snakes and Death Eaters on the grounds?"
"Unfortunately, yes." Harry told the whole story, starting with Krum's suggestion in the dungeons. "All I hope is that those 40 Aurors and Agents we have left are on their way back with reinforcements." He finished.
"Oh my, this was a sticky one." The Fat Lady looked worried. "So what are you going to do while you wait?"
"I don't know." Harry's voice was tired. "It's tearing the others to wait like this in not-knowing. And the mothers and children that are here... If only there was a way out of the castle that the Marauders didn't find." The Fat Lady looked at him for a few seconds, then she ran from her frame as fast as she could. Harry looked up in time to see her turn a corner, and shook his head. "Even pictures are afraid. One Hell of a situation I've gotten us into."
Suddenly there was a cry from behind him and he spun around. On the floor laid a kid about twelve years old. He had brown hair and blue eyes. Harry walked over to him and helped him up.
"You should be with your mother," he said kindly. "It's too dangerous for you to run around alone in the halls."
The boy looked at him and his jaw dropped open.
"Y-you're Harry Potter!" Harry nodded. "I-I'm sorry for interrupting you sir, but I thought you where one of them, no offence, and I followed you just to be sure."
Harry smiled and led the kid through the corridors towards the Great Hall. On the way he noticed that all the people from the paintings were gone.
"Tell me boy, what's your name?" Harry asked.
"Nicholas Wolf, sir." The kid answered. "My family has a history in Hufflepuff, but I don't want to be there. I'm thinking about Ravenclaw or Gryffindor."
"You would do well in Gryffindor, Nicholas," Harry said, studying the boy. "You have the spirit of one." The kid swelled with pride. "What do you say about us being pen-pals?"
Nicholas missed a step then looked up at him, his mouth open in awe.
"You want me to write to you?"
"You don't want to?"
"Of course I do sir! It's just so extraordinary!"
They had reached the Great Hall. Just outside the doors Harry stopped the boy.
"Oh, and Nicholas, this is between you and me."
Nicholas nodded and ran off to tell his mother that he had been talking to the Harry Potter. Harry was about to enter when the Fat Lady called to him from a frame right beside the doors.
"Harry!" she said. "We paintings have an idea to get the mothers and children out safely."
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Well, that's it. Hope you liked it. Please review, I want to know what people think about my story.
I want to thank Lily Evans, Pampered Tigeress, Silver Wolf, Unclee_88, Tinabina87 and bill weasly for reviewing.